Free tool

    YouTube thumbnail A/B compare

    Paste two YouTube URLs. See both thumbnails side-by-side with real view counts, likes, and comments — so you can learn what actually gets clicked.

    Why compare thumbnails?

    Thumbnail is the single biggest lever on click-through rate. Comparing two videos side-by-side — a top performer against an underperformer, or your video against a competitor's — makes the pattern obvious: what's centered, what's zoomed, what colors dominate, how much text is used. Use this tool to build a swipe file of covers that actually convert in your niche.

    How to use it

    1. Grab two YouTube URLs — same topic, different results.
    2. Paste them above and hit Compare.
    3. Study the winner. Screenshot the pair for your swipe file.

    Need bulk comparison across 10+ videos, saved boards, or CTR-normalised scoring? That's on the Pro waitlist.